William O’Brien
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William O’Brien is a member of the O’Brien family of Machias, Maine, a family associated with that coastal New England community.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William O’Brien canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17350665 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William O’Brien Context triple: [O’Brien family of Machias, Maine, hasMember, William O’Brien]
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A.
William McGlaughlin
William McGlaughlin is an American conductor, composer, and radio host best known for his work with major orchestras and his long-running classical music radio programs such as "Exploring Music."
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B.
William X. O'Brien
William X. O'Brien was an influential Irish trade unionist and political organizer who played a key role in shaping Ireland’s labor movement and early 20th-century politics.
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C.
William S. O'Brien
William S. O'Brien was a 19th-century American mining magnate best known as one of the four "Bonanza Kings" who amassed a fortune from the Comstock Lode silver mines in Nevada.
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D.
Henry O'Neill
Henry O'Neill was an American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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E.
William O’Leary
William O’Leary is an American actor best known for his role as Marty Taylor on the television sitcom "Home Improvement."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William O’Brien Target entity description: William O’Brien is a member of the O’Brien family of Machias, Maine, a family associated with that coastal New England community.
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A.
William McGlaughlin
William McGlaughlin is an American conductor, composer, and radio host best known for his work with major orchestras and his long-running classical music radio programs such as "Exploring Music."
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B.
William X. O'Brien
William X. O'Brien was an influential Irish trade unionist and political organizer who played a key role in shaping Ireland’s labor movement and early 20th-century politics.
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C.
William S. O'Brien
William S. O'Brien was a 19th-century American mining magnate best known as one of the four "Bonanza Kings" who amassed a fortune from the Comstock Lode silver mines in Nevada.
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D.
Henry O'Neill
Henry O'Neill was an American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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E.
William O’Leary
William O’Leary is an American actor best known for his role as Marty Taylor on the television sitcom "Home Improvement."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.